Price $t«50 Per Year Single Copies 5 CentsUniversity RecordCHICAGOGbe Xknivexsitv of Gbicago presaVOL II, NO. 5. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT 3;00 P.M. APRIL 30, 1897.Entered in the post office Chicago. Illinois, as second-class matter.CONTENTS.I. Isolation in School Systems 41-42II. The Government of Iowa. By Charles O. Parish 42-43III. School Record, Notes, and Plan, XXII : The University of Chicago School 43IV. Official Actions - - 43-44V. Official Notices 44-45VI. Official Reports: The Library. Report of SnellHouse, Nancy Foster House, and Middle DivinityHouse. Report of Harvard School, RugbySchool, Maynard School, Frances Shimer Academy, and South Side Academy ... - 45-47VII. Revised Regulations concerning Absences - - 47VIII. The Botanical Club 47IX. Religious 48X. Current Events 48XI. The Calendar 48Isolation in School Systems.The address on " Isolation in School Systems," delivered by Mrs. Ella P. Young before the Pedagogical01 ub, March 18, was one of the most suggestive yetgiven. She carried some phases of the newer educational thought to their logical conclusion, and showedthat we must change front in our educational administration, if our practice is to correspond to our theory.The meeting called out much thoughtful discussionand set many people to thinking along new lines.Mrs. Young defined the school as a social institution, and therefore conservative. The schools aresaid to be the bulwarks of conservatism, the conservators of bygone thought. Reform finds its basis inthe view that they represent the past and lack harmony with the spirit of the times, but a deeper insight is necessary to make a change that is a reform,and a reform that is a reformation. The majority of teachers are perplexed when themechanical character of the school work is laid toinnate conservatism. They remember the progressfrom the text-book, through the different phases oforal method, back to the Bible, the text-book, andthey wonder how conservatism can be laid to theircharge. Change is written on everything, and thesedifferent movements mark the campfires left behindin the march of progress. The last twenty-five yearshave seen great changes. More of the teachers aregood than poor, but the great majority are only fair —a better condition than prevails in society at large.But the proportion of good teachers must becomelarger still. How shall this improvement be effected ?The school is often spoken of as an organism, between the parts of which there must be coordinatedrhythmic action. According to this view the supervising corps and the teaching staff have distinct functions, that of the first being the higher social coordination, while that of the second is the coordinationbetween the mind of the child and the subject-matterBut is this differentiation the right one ? Is it thebest method of improving the teachers and thus ofimproving the schools ?There are three different motives that lead to action;the lowest of these is fear of authority. This deniesto the soul the right to its own ideals. It has resultedin the supposed virtues of docility and submission,which have killed the individual. What is originatedin one and conveyed to others lacks the element oflife. Here lies one great weakness of our educationalsystem.The second motive is the desire for change, but42 UNIVERSITY RECORDwithout a guiding star the change is not improvement.The third and highest motive is the ideal of a bettercondition than the existing one.Applying this to the educational system, it will beseen that the teaching corps has been deprived of agreat means of development, the right of each individual to carry out her own ideals. The great causefor conservatism everywhere is the lack of an ideal todraw people up higher.Since teachers are placed in a position of subordination instead of interdependence ; since their individuality is not respected, why should the children'sbe ? This has an important bearing on both methodsof teaching and methods of control. Leadership isneeded everywhere; domination kills individualityand thus destroys the possibility of true growthin both teacher and pupil. Why should superintendents or principals alone plan the programmeand courses of study ? In rhythmic action thestress does not always come from one quarter, nordoes action uniformly originate in the central mechanism. But teachers' meetings and institutes aresupposed to be held largely for the purpose of informing teachers how to make the changes the centralauthority prescribes. But this is exactly opposed tothe true method. It is autocratic, not democratic.It is said that there is opportunity for discussion inteachers' meetings. Yes, but speaking out is usually asymptom of chafing and irritation. Children are oftentreated so that thought is impossible, and then told to .think. Many principals treat their teachers in asimilar manner. The present practice is so largelydirective that teachers do not even take advantage ofthe little liberty that is allowed them.Assistant Superintendent Speer agreed with Mrs.Young in thinking that the proposed changes in coursesof study, or methods should be thoroughly discussedby all concerned before they were adopted. If thishad always been done, many things now in the schoolswould never have gotten in. He thought, too, thatthings were too often presented from the small end,instead offrom the point of view of underlying principles.Miss Locke characterized the present forms ofschool government as the remains of feudalism. Democracy means all having a finger in the pie. Thechildren are having a chance under the new education,but how to give the children what they need withoutkilling the teachers is the question. The greatest possible evil is drudgery. At present teachers are in astate of serfdom; they are eye-servants only. How toget the art spirit into the work of the teacher is thequestion of the hour. Mrs. Young summed up the thought of the eveningby stating the ethical law that must underlie all vitalchange — the growth of the individual on the basis ofhis own ideals. n. c. v.The Government of Iowa*BY CHARLES 0. PARISH.The State of Iowa, on account of the date of her admissioninto the Union, was able at the beginning to profit by the tryingexperiences of sister states earlier organized ; also, from hersituation she was spared the ravages of the Civil War so thather history does not present startling or rapid changes in eitherconstitutional or political history.Iowa was admitted as a state in 1846 and has had but twoconstitutions, one adopted in 1847, and the other just ten yearslater, 1857 ; upon these three codes have been successively based,respectively of the years 1851, 1860, and 1873. Therefore, tosystematically develop the subject, two groups will be made,the first consisting of the constitution of 1847 and the legislation of the code of 1851 as representing the early period, thesecond of the constitution of 1857 and the code of 1873 asamended to the present day and illustrating the government as it now exists.The judicial department will be excluded, and the discussionwill also be confined to the civil officers, but, with these modifications, the organization will be fully described, looking especially to the source of power and the degree of independenceor subordination of each official in the administrative system.Under the constitution of 1847, the legislature is by far themost important branch and it even has the election of the supreme court judges ; thus exercising a certain control over thejudicial department. It can also control almost the entire jurisdiction of the executive officers and has complete power over allsalaries. However, under the code of 1851 there is no definitetendency as to the subordination of state officials, as each newcreation seems to present a different phase.The local government of this ante bellum period presents acompromise between the county and township systems, butthe county predominates somewhat in power and functionsand the county judge stands at the head of the county administration. If it must be classed, we should say that it morenearly approaches the Pennsylvania plan, although the survivalof the town meeting for some purposes and the existence ofthe office of county judge does not bear out this view.The ante bellum period naturally presents few officials andfew lines of state action in comparison with today, but towardsthe close there appears a tendency to delegate many powers to thegovernor and to make him more and more the true head of theadministration. However, the legislature to the end retains asupervisory position.The primary cause for the second constitution of 1857 was acall for a reorganization of the judicial department, and so wefind the supreme court judges now elected by the people.The whole tendency of the instrument is to bring the stateabreast of the times and also to put the people as much as possible in direct touch with and in control of the government. Themost important new provisions relate to banking, the suffrage,the judicial organization and municipal charters.Under the statutes belonging to this last period and extendingto the present day, the extension of the power of the governoris still to be noted, but a restraining hand is put upon him, espe-* Presented to the Department of Political Science for theDegree of Master of Arts.UNIVERSITY RECORD 43cially in the matter of appointments through an executivecouncil, thus displacing the senate in this capacity. The governor is also given a limited power of removal over all stateofficers, which he did not possess in any degree during the former years. Naturally the number of state institutions is proportionately increased and the field of state activity widened inaccordance with the spirit of modern progress and the views ofthe present age.The local government of Iowa today is easily recognized asthe Pennsylvania compromise system, for it lias all the distinguishing features, i. e., both county and township existing, butthe county somewhat predominant; a board of commissionerselected at large as the governing body of the county, and thetown-meeting of no importance.School Record, Notes, and Plan. XXII.THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO SCHOOL.April 28, 1897.Hand Work. — In the carpenter shops the oldergroups are making a loom which is to be used forweaving into curtains the strips which are sown together. They are also making a filtering stand forthe laboratory, and apparatus for a ring or hoop gamein the gymnasium. Group IV have made plans for abird house to be put in a tree near the school and arenow at work upon the house. Sewing has continuedwith the older children upon dust-cloths, aprons, andsewing strips for the curtains. In connection withthe cotton material, they have continued the study ofUnited States geography, and the drawing of rapidsketch maps upon the blackboard. The great difficulty in sewing with the smaller groups has been tofind work so simple as to call only for the easiest andcoursest stitches while offering a real whole so as tocommand the attention. As an experiment thesechildren are now making the furnishings for a doll'sbed. One selecting blankets, others spreads, otherspillow cases, others mattresses; these are cut tomeasure.Science. — Groups I, II and III have observed theirseedlings, noting the difference in the growth of peaand bean, digging up some of the pea seedlings whoseroots had been marked several days before, and finding the amount of growth on the place of greatestgrowth, viz., at the end of the root. Group III hasdone the same and in addition studies the rhubarband apple stems to find out in which direction thestems turn, and in what direction the tension isgreater. Group IV did the same work as Group III,with the addition of writing their records, and carrying the study of the growth of seedlings far enoughto notice the change of shape in the true leaves andseed leaves respectively, and what plants pushed theircotyledons above ground and which kept them below.They also washed loam which had been treated with hydro-chloride acid, filtered it, and evaporated the sulphate in order to discover the salts which the plantstake up in solution. Groups V and VI worked mainlyupon this latter point, carrying the study of solution,evaporation and crystallization in more detail ; havecarried on further work on the hydrogen gas which isset free in preparing the salt ; and have also begunexperiments with carbon dioxide in relation to thebreathing of plants. In connection with this theyare also investigating its own properties with relationto specific gravity and combustion.Social Occupations and History. — The work of theyounger children is now done as largely as possibleout of doors. One day they visited Washington Parkwith special reference to the study of out-door vegetation, observing flower and leaf buds, and the conditionof the flower beds, etc. Another day they visited adairy farm at Blue Island in order to see at first handthe present state of things on the farm. Their reading, writing and hand-work the other days, have been,mainly, in connection with the study of the farm.Group I has laid out a farm in sand, first cut thevarious buildings in paper, and afterwards out ofblocks. With blocks they have made the house,partitioning off the main rooms; the barn, with placesfor straw, wagons, hay, and chickens; others havemade the well and others the wood shed for wood andtools. Each child gives a sentence describing thework, and these are written down as the basis forthe reading lessons. Groups II and III have workedalso on farm-life, but with more special attention tothe foods and grains. Each child has planted oats andwheat, measuring the rows. Groups IV and VI havecontinued the study of the Greek house and homelife, while Group V has been studying specially theGreek ship with passages from the Iliad and Odyssey,describing the ships and modes of navigation. Inconnection with this they are taking up the geographyof Greece and the relation of Greece proper to thecolonies in Asia Minor.Official Actions.The following Rules* governing the public appearance of students in University Exhibitions and Intercollegiate Athletic Contests were adopted by theAdministrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, March 6, 1897, and by theAdministrative Board of Physical Culture, April 10,1897, to go into effect October 1, 1897 :* Attention is called to this form of the Rules in which someadditions have been made to the statement publishedApril 23.44 UNIVERSITY RECORDNote.— In the following regulations the term " Intercollegiate Athletic Contests " means any public appearance in which the student in any form is understoodto represent The University of Chicago.I. During the Quarter in which he takes part inany public exhibition or any intercollegiate athleticcontest the student must be taking full work.II. This work must be sustained at a satisfactorygrade during the entire Quarter. No student who hasreceived a Second or Third Warning will be permittedto take part in any public exhibition or any intercollegiate athletic contest until such Warning hasbeen officially withdrawn.III. During the two preceding Quarters of his residence the student must have completed full work eachQuarter, and his absences during that period must nothave been sufficiently numerous to reduce his credits.At the meeting of the Administrative Board ofLibraries, Laboratories, and Museums held April 24,1897, Rule 7 of the rules governing the relation between the General Library and the DepartmentLibraries was amended to read as follows :Books belonging to the Berlin collection or to theMorgan Park collection as far as they have not yetbeen distributed shall be permanently assigned to anydepartmental library on application by the Departmental adviser, and approval of the Board of Libraries, Laboratories, and Museums.Official Notices.The regular and special meetings of Boards andFaculties, to be held Saturday, May 1, 1897, in theFaculty Room, Haskell Oriental Museum, are thefollowing :8:30 a.m. — The Administrative Board of PhysicalCulture and Athletics.10:00 a.m. — The Administrative Board of StudentOrganizations, Publications, and Exhibitions.11:30 a.m. — The University Senate.The lectures before Divisions II- VI of the SeniorColleges for the Spring Quarter will be given byHead Professor Judson in the Lecture Room, CobbHall, beginning Monday, April 12, at 10:30 a.m.The Junior Division Lectures for the following weekare as follows :Junior I. Assistant Professor Reynolds, Tuesday,10: 30 a.m., D 8, Cobb, " The Study of Literature."Junior II-III. Head Professor Laughlin, Tuesday,10:30 a.m., Lecture Room, Cobb, "Relations of Political Economy to allied Sciences." Junior IV. Dr. Young, Tuesday, 10:30 a,m. Assembly Room, Haskell, "The Function of Mathematics in a Liberal Education."Junior V. Head Professor Whitman, Tuesday,10:30 a.m., B 9, Cobb, "The Organic Sciences."Junior VI. President Harper, Monday, 1:30 p.m.,Faculty Room, Haskell, "Introductory Topics."At meetings of the Faculty of the Divinity Schooland the Faculties of the Graduate Schools held April17 and 21, respectively, the following persons wereaccepted as candidates for advanced degrees :For the Degree of Bachelor of Divinity:W. P. Behan,R. B. Davidson,L. Dykstra,E. J. Goodspeed,R. W. Hobbs,W. G. Oram,B. R. Patrick,H. E. Purinton,W. E. Garrison,A. R. E. Wyant.For the Degree of Master of Arts:C. F. Reed,J. E. Haggerty.For the Degree of Master of Philosophy :H. T. Clarke, Jr.For the Degree of Master of Science :E. E. DeCou.For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy :W. E. Garrison,J. J. Kolmos,C. A. Ellwood,S. J. Holmes,E. P. Lyon,M. M. Sturges,Wm. Gillespie.In the issue of the University Record for April16, there appeared the complete plan for UniversityExhibitions in Public Speaking. In order to assistthose who may desire to compete, the Department ofPublic Speaking makes the following announcement :After the candidates in the divisions of the JuniorColleges have been selected by the special committeeon May 14, they may hand in their names to Mr. Clark,through the Faculty Exchange, together with a statement of the times at which it would be convenient tomeet some members of the Department for rehearsal.Definite appointments will be posted upon the bulle-UNIVERSITY RECORD 45tin board of the Department, in Kent. After the contest on May 18, Mr. Clark will take charge of thetraining of the six successful candidates, who will,immediately after the contest, hand in their namesto him in the same manner as above prescribed."Readings from Recent Books" are given by Assistant Professor Crow on Tuesdays, at 3:00 p.m., inD 2, Cobb. The book presented next Tuesday will be"The Lucky Number," by J. K. Friedmann. Theauthor who was formerly a student in The Universitywill be present and will read a selection.The Mathematical Club will meet in Room 35,Ryerson Physical Laboratory, Friday, April 30, at 4: 00p.m. Paper by Head Professor E. H. Moore : " Concerning Abelian regular transitive triple Systems."The Graduate Club will hold its regular meetingFriday, April 30, at 7:45 p.m., in Haskell OrientalMuseum. Mr. Philip S. Allen for the Germanic Department and Mr. Harry F. Bain for the Departmentof Geology will speak on the Present-Day Problemsthat confront the Graduate Student in these departments. An informal reception will follow.The Semitic Club will meet Tuesday, May 4, at7: 30 p.m., in Haskell Oriental Museum. A report ofthe recent meeting of the American Oriental Society,held at Baltimore last week, will be presented by Associate Professor Price.The Botanical Club will meet Wednesday, May 5,at 4:00 p.m., in the Botanical Laboratory, WalkerMuseum. Dr. Davis will speak on " The direct development of Sporangia on Fern Prothallia" and Mr. Cowleswill review some recent studies on " The Life Habitsof Geophilous Plants."The Club of Political Science and History will meetin the Faculty Room, Haskell Oriental Museum, Wednesday, May 5, at 8: 00 p.m. Assistant Professor Fellows will speak on " Colonization in Central Africa."Official Reports.During the week ending April 27, 1897, there hasbeen added to the Library of The University a totalnumber of 68 books from the following sources :Books added by purchase, 28 vols., distributed asfollows: General Library, 2 vols.; Pedagogy, 1 vol.; PoliticalScience, 2 vols.; History, 1 vol.; Sociology, 4 vols.; Semitic, 2 vols.; New Testament, 1 vol.; Latin, 2 vols.;English, 2 vols.; Geology, 3 vols.; Homiletics, 5 vols.;Elocution, 2 vols.; Morgan Park Academy, 1 vol.Books added by gift, 29 vols., distributed as follows:General Library, 18 vols.; Political Economy, 2 vols.;Sociology (Divinity), 9 vols.Books added by exchange for University publications, 11 vols., distributed as follows :Political Economy, 2 vols.; Sociology, 8 vols.; NewTestament, 1 vol.The Report of Snell House for the Winter Quarter1897 is as follows :Organization. — Head of House, Joseph E. Raycrof t ;Counselor, Head Professor Harry Pratt Judson ; ViceHead of House, Stacy C. Mosser; Secretary andTreasurer, Carl D. Greenleaf ; House Committee, S. C.Dickerson, H. D. Abells, C. R. J3arrett, Geo. SawyerLibrarian, C. L. Burroughs.Members (Resident).-— H. D. Abells, C. D. Bachelle',C. R. Barrett, Geo. Bell, M. Berger, P. Blackwelder,E. R. Branson, W. Breeden, L. Brookings, L. BurkhalterC. L. Burroughs, W. Cavanaugh, E. C. Cleveland, M.A. Cleveland, C. Carey, H. Cook, N. M. Fair, M. P.Frutchey, L. Fulton, G. Garrey, C. Greenleaf, H.Griswold, O. Hallingby, H. L. Ickes, F. Jackson,R. N. Kimball, F. Lachmund, J. Laughlin, C. C.Macoraber, S. C. Mosser, R. M. Reed, Geo. Sawyer, C.H. Sparks, H. M. Weston, W. O. Wilson, E. A. Wriedt.Chief Events. — The members of the house gave onlyone of its regular Monday afternoon receptions, as thefourth Monday in February fell on the 22d.Mrs. Snell has presented the House with severalbooks, some china and an oak bookcase.The Glee and Mandolin clubs have given several oftheir banners to be kept in the club room until a permanent trophy room be obtained.The Report of Nancy Foster House for the WinterQuarter 1897 iB as follows :Organization. — Head of House, Assistant ProfessorMyra Reynolds; House Counselor, Associate Professor McClintock; Secretary, Miss Emily Reynolds ;Entertainment Committee, Misses Frick, Nassau,Weirick ; House Committee, Misses Hughes, Hammond, Wells and Lutrelle.Members. — Misses Barnum, Bishoprick, Blagan,Burling, Capen, Clarke, Cock, Dumke, Dickerson,Faulkner, Field, Flood, Freeman, Frick, Godley,Goldthwaite, Graves, Hammond, Hitchcock, Hughes,46 UNIVERSITY RECORDHulburt, Jackson, Kohlsaat, Lutrelle, Loesch, Nassau,Nelson, Pratt, Ran some, Reynolds, Rider, Runyon,Schwarz, Sturgis, Slye, Trowbridge, Updegraff, Yar-borough, Weirick, Wells, Wheeler, Whitman; Mrs.Courtright.Guests. — Misses Pardee, Sherman, Taylor.Chief Events. — Musical Recital given by Mr. See-boeck; Reading given by Miss French (Octave Thanet),Three Monday Receptions.The Report of Middle Divinity House for the WinterQuarter is as follows :Organization. — Head of House, W. P. Behan;House Counselor, Head Professor E. D. Burton ;Patronesses, Mesdames E. B. Hulbert, W. H. Holden,H. P. Judson; House Committee, S. R. Robinson, D.Phillips, D. E. Shoemaker, J. F. Warner.Members. — Reed, Warner, Bruce, Bentall, Barta,Menke, Lawrence, Yousephoff, Martenson, Gurney,Oram,Heuver. Strayer, Terrell, Ferrall, Lane,E. Smith,Robinson, Behan, J. M. P. Smith, Durf ey, Beyl, Shutts,White, Meigs, Eyles, Coon, Baird, Purinton, Braam,Phillips, Alcott, Nice, Kolmos, Hubbard, Lake, Trimble,Mebane, Hunter, Schmidt, Webb, Simpson, Shoemaker, Dyer.Chief Events. — A public reception to friends ofthe Divinity School held in Haskell Oriental MuseumFebruary 4, 1897; a reception given to the house bymembers of the second floor.The Report of The Harvard School, 2101 Indianaavenue, Chicago (John J. Schobinger, Dean) for theWinter Quarter 1897 is as follows :List of Instructors with Number and Character of Courses :John J. Schobinger. IMj (Algebra), IMj (Plane Geometry),IMj (Solid Geometry) .John C. Grant. IMj (Csesar), IMj (History of England).Samuel Leland. IMj (Virgil), IMj (Cicero), IMj (Homer),IMj (Beg. Greek), IMj (History of Greece, of Rome),IMj (English).Wilbur H. Ford. IDMj (Beg. Latin), IMj (Algebra), IMj(Beg. Greek), 3Mj (English), IMj (Caesar).Karl Seeligmann. 4Mj (German).Edgar de Valcourt-Vermont. 2Mj (French).Frank L. Rainey. 1M (Botany), IMj (Physics).Departments :no. or COUKSES.English: 4MjLatin: lDMj,4MjGreek: 3MjGerman: 4MjFrench: 2MjMathematics: 4MjHistory: 2MjNatural Sciences : IMj, 1M NO. OP STUDENTS.484213318462130 The Report of Rugby School, Kenilworth (W. RtTrowbridge, Dean) for the Winter Quarter 1897 isas follows :List of Instructors with Number and Character of Courses:Trowbridge, William R. IDMj (Physics), IMj (Greek History), 2Mj (English), 2Mj (Arithmetic), IMj (MechanicalDrawing) .Cooke, Francis' K. IMj (Concrete Geometry), IMj (Demonstrative Geometry), IMj (Algebra), IMj (Beginners'Greek), IMj (Anabasis), IMj (Beginners' Latin), IMj(Arithmetic).Wilson, Mary W. IMj (Caesar), IMj (Cicero), IMj (Virgil)IMj (Iliad), 3Mj (Beginners' Latin).van Ruyper, Alice C. 3Mj (French), IMj (German), IMj English),lMj (Modern History).Departments:NO. OP COURSES. NO. OF STUDENTSEnglish: 6 (3Mj) - - - - - 18Latin: 14 (7Mj) ... - 29Greek: 6 (3Mj) 5Mathematics: 12 (6M.j) - 31French: 6 (3Mj) 12German: 2 (IMj) - 1Science: 4 (IDMj) 2Mechanical Drawing: 2 (IMj) - - 3Modern History : 2 (IMj) - -- - 6Greek History : 2 (IMj) ... 5Number of Students enrolled during Winter Quarter, 34.The Report of the Maynard School, Duluth, Minn(Laura A. Jones, A.M., Dean), for the Winter Quarter1897 is as follows :List of Instructors and Character of Courses ;Ceytte, Aline. IMj (Beginning French), 2Mj (AdvancedFrench).Darling, Grace L. 2Mj (Beginning Algebra), IMj (AdvancedAlgebra), IMj (English Composition and Rhetoric).Marot, Mary L. 2Mj (English Literature), IMj (Roman History), 2Mj (Plane Geometry), IMj (Civil Government).Masch, Anna M. (IMj (Beginning German), 2Mj (AdvancedGerman) .Wright, Edith E. 2Mj (Beginning Latin), IMj (Caesar), IMj(Cicero), IMj (Anabasis).Departments :COURSES.French: 3MjAlgebra: 3MjRoman History : IMjLiterature : 2MjGeometry : 2MjGerman: 3MjCivil Government : IMjLatin: 4MjGreek: IMj - NO. OF STUDENTS.1471151Home Address of Students— -Duluth, 45 ; Outside of Duluth, 8.Number of Students Enrolled — During Winter Quarter, 56 ; Entered beginning Spring Term, 3; Left during WinterQuarter, 6 ; Attendance during Current Quarter, 53.UNIVERSITY RECORD 47The Report of the Frances Shimer Academy, Mt.Carroll, 111. (Assistant Professor F. J. Miller, Ph.D.,Resident at The University, Principal ; Ida M. Gardner,Dean) for the Winter Quarter 1897 is as follows :List of Instructors with Number and Character of Courses :Gardner, Ida M. IMj (Mediaeval History).Wilson, William T. IMj (Biology), IMj (Geometry), IMj(Algebra), IMj (Physics), IMj (Arithmetic), IMj (Bookkeeping).Blaine, Harriet G. IMj (Cicero), IMj (Crosar), IMj (Beginners* Latin -4), IMj (Beginners* Latin B).Knowlton, Antha. IMj (Senior English, English Literatureand Composition), IMj (Junior English Ay AmericanLiterature and Composition), IMj (Junior English B.American Literature and Composition), IMj (French).Tunnell, Jane C. IMj (Grecian History), IMj (Algebra), IMj(Arithmetic), IMj (Grammar).Hall, Jessie M. IMj (Advanced German), IMj (Beginners'German).Turney, Florence. IMj (U. S. History), IMj (Geography),IMj (Grammar).Totten, Luella. IMj (Harmony), 4Mj (Instrumental Music).Jacobs, Mrs. Blanche C. 3Mj (Vocal Music).Sherwood, Mary C. IMj (Musical History), IMj (Harmony,IMj (Instrumental Music), (Art).Avery, Alexandra. 2Mj (Stenography).Departments :C0TJB8E9.History: 2Mj ...Biology: IMjGeometry: IMjAlgebra: 2Mj - - - -Physics: IMjLatin: 4Mj -English: 3MjFrench: IMj ... -German: 2MjBusiness :Bookkeeping: IMjStenography: 2MjPreparatory :U.S. History: IMjGrammar: 2MjGeography: IMjArithmetic: 2MjArt - -Music :Musical History: IMjHarmony: 2MjVocal Music : 3Mj ...Instrumental Music: 5Mj NO. OF STUDENTS.12329316203932651715391832The Report of the South Side Academy, 5418 Greenwood avenue, Chicago (Edward O. Sisson, Dean) forthe Winter Quarter 1897 is as follows :List of Instructors with Number and Character of Courses :Max Batt. (German and French.)Edgar J. Goodspeed, A.B. (Greek.)Elias P. Lyon, A.B., S.B. (Physics.)William B. Owen, A.B. (Latin.)Orlo J. Price, A.B. (Mathematics.)Edward O. Sisson, A.B., Dean. (Latin and English.)William E. Whaley, B. S. (History.) Departments :NO. OF COUESES.Latin: 4 (4Mj)Greek : 2 (2Mj)Mathematics: 3 (3Mj)History: 2 (2Mj)English: 1 (IMj) -German: 2 (2Mj)French: 1 (IMj) NO. OF STUDENTS5919503214298Number of Students enrolled during Winter Quarter, 74.Revised Regulations concerning Absences.The Faculties of the Senior and Junior Collegesat meetings of April 24 and 27, 1897, revised theofficial statement concerning absences so as to read asfollows :9. Absences from Recitations and Examinations.(1) It is expected that students will treat an engagement with an Instructor as any otherengagement, and the same rules of courtesyapply in case of inability to fill an appointment.(2)(3) Absence from class exercises, for any cause, ofnecessity involves an intellectual loss that canbe made up only by special work, if at all.All absences from term exercises of every kindand from examinations will therefore be recorded. An extra Minor will be required forevery thirty absences accrued in any two consecutive quarters of a student's work. Absence from an examination will be reckoned,in the case of a Minor as equivalent to fiveabsences from regular term exercises ; and inthe case of a Major, or a Double Minor, as equivalent to ten such absences. Absence from thefirst Division meeting will be reckoned asequivalent to ten absences.Should the number of the student's absencesin any case reach 25 per cent, of thewhole number of class exercises in that course,he will receive credit for only half of thecourse. Should the number of absences inany case reach 50 per cent., no credit will begiven for the course.This action takes effect on and after April 1, 1897.wThe Botanical Club.At the Botanical Club on Wednesday April 28, Dr.Chamberlain and Mr. Schaffner presented a review ofsome of their recent cytological studies on Lilium.Dr. Chamberlain studied the pollen grains and founda number of variations, such as repeated direct divisionof the tube nucleus and the appearance of a pro thallialcell. Mr. Schaffner sketched out the development ofthe early stages in the embryo sac, referring chiefly tothe behavior of the nucleoli and the formation ofchromosomes.48 UNIVERSITY RECORDReligious.The University Chaplain, Associate Professor C. R.Henderson, can be found during his office hour, from1:00 to 1:30 p.m. in C 2, Cobb Lecture Hall, Tuesday,Thursday, and Friday.At the Vesper Service, Sunday, May 2, at 4:00 p.m.,Rev. N. D. Hillis, D.D., will make the address.The regular meeting of the Y. W. C. A. will be heldin Haskell Museum, Thursday, May 6, at 10: 30 a.m.At the weekly Chapel-Assembly of the JuniorColleges, May 3, Head Professor Dewey will speak on"Memorizing."The report of the Y. M. C. A. for March shows fourdevotional meetings held, with an average attendanceof twelve ; a class of five meeting weekly for Biblestudy; four union meetings with the Y. W. C. A., withan average attendance of forty ; and a total membership of 170.The report of the Y. W. C. A. for March shows fourdevotional meetings held, with an average attendanceof twenty-nine; union meetings as reported above,and a total membership of 105. Eight members didat least two hours a week of regular work at the University Settlement; five others helped at specialmeetings.Current Events.The Final Examination of Warren Palmer Behanfor the degree of D.B. was held in Room 15, HaskellOriental Museum, Friday, April 23, at 9: 30 a.m. Com-mitee of Examination: — Head Professor Hulbert,Associate Professors Foster and Henderson, and Assistant Professor Moncrief .The Final Examination of Daniel Israel Coon forthe degree of D.B. was held in Room 28, HaskellOriental Museum, Monday, April 26, at 3:00 p.m.Committee of Examination: — Head Professors Nor-thrup and Burton.THE CALENDAR.April 30— May 8, 1897.Friday, April 30.Chapel-Assembly : Graduate Schools.— Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10: 30 a.m.Meeting of Senior College Council, 1:30 p.m.Lecture, Senior Division I. The President, FacultyRoom, Haskell, 5: 00 p.m.Mathematical Club, Ryerson 35, 4:00 p.m., (see p. 45).Graduate Club, Haskell, 7:45 p.m., (see p. 45). Saturday, May 1.Administrative Board of Physical Culture andAthletics 8: 30 a.m.Administrative Board of Student Organizations, Publications, and Exhibitions, 10:00 a.m.The University Senate, 11: 30 a.m.Base Ball : Chicago 'vs. Illinois, Marshall Field, 3:30P.M.Sunday, May 2.Vesper Service, 4:00 p.m. (see p. 48).Union Meeting of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A., 7:00 p.m.Monday, May 3.Chapel-Assembly : Junior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Lecture, Senior Divisions II-VL Dean Judson, Lecture Room, Cobb, 10: 30 a.m.Lecture, Junior Division VI. The President, FacultyRoom, Haskell, 1:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 4.Chapel-Assembly : Senior Colleges. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Lecture, Junior Division I. Assistant ProfessorReynolds, D 8, Cobb, 10: 30 a.m.Lecture, Junior Divisions II-III. Head ProfessorLaughlin, Lecture Room, Cobb, 10:30 a.m.Lecture, Junior Division IV. Dr. Young, AssemblyRoom, Haskell, 10:30 a.m.Lecture, Junior Division V. Head Professor Whitman, B 9, Cobb, 10:30 a.m.Readings from recent books by Assistant ProfessorCrow, D 2, Cobb, 3: 00 p.m. (see p. 45).University Chorus, Rehearsal, Kent Theater, 7:15 p.m.Semitic Club, Haskell, 7:30 p.m., (see p. 45).Wednesday, May 5.Botanical Club, Walker, 4:00 p.m., (see p. 45).Club of Political Science and History, Haskell, FacultyRoom, 8:00 p.m., (see p. 45).Thursday, May 6.Chapel-Assembly : Divinity School. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10:30 a.m.Young Women's Christian Association, HaskellAssembly Room, 10:30 a.m., (see p. 48).Friday, May 7.Chapel- Assembly: Graduate Schools. — Chapel, CobbLecture Hall, 10: 30 a.m.Lecture, Senior Division I. The President, FacultyRoom, Haskell, 5: 00 p.m.Saturday, May 8.Administrative Board of The University Press,8:30 a.m.Faculty of the Junior Colleges, 10:30 a.m.The University Council, 11 :30 a.m.Base Ball : Chicago vs. Michigan, Marshall Field,3:30 p.m.Material for the UNIVERSITY RECORD must be sent to the Recorder by THURSDAY, 8:30 A.M., inorder to be published in the issue of the same week.